Search 1,000 of PHOTOS Alfredo James "Al" Pacino (born April 25, 1940) is an American film and stage actor. He is famous for playing mobsters, including Michael Corleone in The Godfather trilogy, Tony Montana in Scarface, and Carlito Brigante in Carlito's Way, Though he has also appeared several times on the other side of the law — as a police officer, detective and a lawyer.